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<th style="text-align: left; border-top: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding-right: 12px;"><b>Model 1</b></th>
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<th style="text-align: left; border-top: 2px solid black; border-bottom: 1px solid black; padding-right: 12px;"><b>Model 6</b></th>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Neuroticism</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.831<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.442<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.368<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.394<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.342<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.319<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.088)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.093)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.096)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.100)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.100)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.101)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Conscientiousness</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.319<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.331<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.112</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.012</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.009</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.048</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.094)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.100)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.104)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.110)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.110)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.111)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Agreeableness</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.570<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.436<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.190</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.339<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.347<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.374<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.103)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.112)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.116)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.122)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.122)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.123)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Extraversion</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.071</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.125</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.096</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.217<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.280<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.267<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.077)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.081)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.084)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.087)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.089)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.089)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Openness</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.569<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.708<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.422<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.318<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.367<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.362<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.098)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.103)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.108)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.112)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.112)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.114)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Female</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.525<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.484<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.358<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.346<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.356<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.039)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.040)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.042)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.042)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.042)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Age</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.015<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.020<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.024<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.019<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.013<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">*</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.008)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Age^2/100</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.002</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.004</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.015<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.010</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.001</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.008)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Black</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.094</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.098</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.019</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.072</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.084</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.058)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.060)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.063)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.063)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.064)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Hispanic</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.351<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.337<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.181<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.157<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.143<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.064)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.066)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.068)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.068)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.068)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Other Race</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.207<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.251<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.289<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.278<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.240<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.066)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.068)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.072)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.072)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.073)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Education (1 = No HS; 6 = Postgrad)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.251<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.186<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.158<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.154<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.013)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.014)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.015)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.015)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">High News Interest</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.789<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.782<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.792<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.046)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.046)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.047)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Unknown News Interest</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.988<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.978<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.999<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.100)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.101)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.102)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Income (1 = <10k; 12 = >150k; 13 = Refused)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.046<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.048<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.007)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.008)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Income Refused</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.296<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.323<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.085)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.087)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Employed Full-Time</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.000</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.053)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Employed Part-Time</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.165<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.068)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Unemployed</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.096</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.080)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Retired</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.171<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup></td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.075)</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Constant</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.936<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-0.314</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.610<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.275</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.380<sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">*</sup></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">0.311</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;"></td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.120)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.196)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.206)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.214)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.216)</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">(0.220)</td>
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<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">BIC</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">5000.586</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">4569.031</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">4199.894</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">3767.433</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">3739.708</td>
<td style="border-top: 1px solid black;">3747.810</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">Log Likelihood</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-2480.176</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-2244.282</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-2056.360</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-1833.424</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-1812.856</td>
<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;">-1803.496</td>
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<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">Num. obs.</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
<td style="border-bottom: 2px solid black;">817</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 12px; border: none;" colspan="7"><span style="font-size:0.8em"><sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">***</sup>p &lt; 0.01, <sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">**</sup>p &lt; 0.05, <sup style="vertical-align: 0px;">*</sup>p &lt; 0.1</span></td>
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